HC Deb 09 July 1991 vol 194 c350W
26. Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many social affairs directives of the EC have been implemented by(a) the United Kingdom, (b) France, (c) Germany and (d) Italy; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Howard

A European Commission report in November 1990 showed that the United Kingdom had implemented all 18 measures agreed in the social area, France and Germany had implemented 17, and Italy 11.

These figures support our view that the Community needs to pay as much attention to implementation and enforcement of agreed measures as it does to new proposals.